Assessment 2

ASSESSMENT 2A : INTERVIEW WITH POTENTIAL SUPERVISOR/ FACULTY LECTURER

Student’s Name
Student’s Matric No.
Student’s H/P No.
Lecturer’s Name
Lecturer’s H/P No.
Signature of Potential Supervisor/ Faculty Lecturer
Interview Venue
Interview Date & Time	Date: Time (start): Time (finish):

Note to student:
You are required to submit the digital audio file and interview transcript as documented evidence of the interview conducted.

Possible items to ask:

1) Problem statement/ problem worth investigating

2) Choosing an area, title or topic for PSM

3) Research objectives and/or Research questions

4) Results or outcomes in engineering research

5) Scope of research

6) Significance of research: novelty, applicability, commercialisation of research

7) Research methodology: materials, instruments and methods

8) Proposed work schedule/ Gantt Chart for PSM I and PSM II

9) Academic writing style/ convention: APA, IEEE, CBE etc.

10) Length/ number of words or pages for proposal (PSM I) and final report/ dissertation (PSM II)

MARKSHEET (FOR UHL4042 LECTURER’S USE ONLY)

DESCRIPTORS	VERY POOR	POOR	AVERAGE	GOOD	VERY GOOD
Appropriate & Accurate LANGUAGE	1	2	3	4	5
Relevant & Adequate CONTENTS	1	2	3	4	5
Audio File & Interview TRANSCRIPT	1	2	3	4	5
Questioning TECHNIQUES	½	1	1½	2	2½
Adherence to TIME LIMIT	½	1	1½	2	2½
TOTAL	/ 20 marks => 10%